The following is a list of the oldest veterans of World War II. Those included on this list are above the age of 108.
Living
| Rank | Name | Sex | Birth | Age as of 19 Apr 2024 | Country |
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| 1 | Gustav Gerneth [1] | M | 15 Oct 1905 | 118 years, 186 days |  POL GER
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| 2 | Gerhart Schneider | M | 13 Mar 1908 | 116 years, 37 days | GER
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| 3 | Alf Smith [3] | M | 29 Mar 1908 | 116 years, 21 days |  UK
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| 4 | Lawrence Brooks [2] | M | 11 Sept 1909 | 114 years, 220 days |  USA
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| 5 | Herbert Kreibich [3] | M | 24 Mar 1910 | 114 years, 26 days |  CZE SUI
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Chronology
Gustav Gerneth is the current oldest veteran of World War II.
Deceased
Verified / Under 110 Pending Unverified
| Rank | Name | Sex | Birth | Death | Age | Country |
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| Richard Overton [4] | M | 11 May 1906 | 27 Dec 2018 | 112 years, 230 days | USA
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| Emma Didlake | F | 13 Mar 1904 | 16 Aug 2015 | 111 years, 154 days | USA
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| Jerzy Pajaczkowski-Dydynski | M | 19 July 1894 | 6 Dec 2005 | 111 years, 140 days |  UKR UK
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| Shelby Harris | M | 31 Mar 1901 | 25 July 2012 | 111 years, 116 days | USA
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| Leopold Vietoris | M | 4 June 1891 | 9 Apr 2002 | 110 years, 309 days |  AUT
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| Gertrude Noone | F | 30 Dec 1898 | 10 Sept 2009 | 110 years, 254 days | USA
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| Niko Dragos | M | 27 Aug 1907 | 31 Mar 2018 | 110 years, 216 days |  SVN
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| Frank Levingston | M | 13 Nov 1905 | 3 May 2016 | 110 years, 172 days | USA
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| Ralph Tarrant | M | 7 Jul 1903 | 30 Oct 2013 | 110 years, 115 days | UK
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| Lynn Balmer | F | 12 Sept 1907 | 9 Dec 2017 | 110 years, 88 days | USA
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| Martin Eichel | M | 13 July 1907 | 18 Sept 2017 | 110 years, 67 days | GER
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| Paul Veit | M | 15 Jan 1903 | 21 Mar 2013 | 110 years, 65 days | GER
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| Bill Sheetz | M | 17 May 1906 | 28 May 2016 | 110 years, 11 days | USA
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| Walter Sturzebecher [5] | M | 25 July 1908 | 14 July 2018 | 109 years, 354 days | GER
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| Robert Meier | M | 10 Mar 1897 | 29 Jan 2007 | 109 years, 325 days | GER
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| Otello Pomponi | M | 4 Feb 1908 | 26 Dec 2017 | 109 years, 325 days |  ITA
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| Robert Winterstein [6] | M | 6 Sep 1907 | 25 May 2017 | 109 years, 261 days | GER
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| Curtis Tigard [7] | M | 13 Apr 1909 | 25 July 2018 | 109 years, 103 days | USA
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| Lucy Coffey [8] | F | 14 May 1906 | 19 Mar 2015 | 108 years, 309 days | USA
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| Karl-Heinz Buschen [9] | M | 20 Nov 1909 | Aug 2018 | 108 years, 254 days+ | GER
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| Jozef Zurek | M | 31 Aug 1909 | 20 Mar 2018 | 108 years, 201 days | POL
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| Georges Loinger [10] | M | 29 Aug 1910 | 28 Dec 2018 | 108 years, 121 days |  FRA
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| William 'Bill' Mohr [11] | M | 22 Oct 1908 | 18 Dec 2016 | 108 years, 57 days | USA
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| Roland Hoffmann | M | 30 Aug 1909 | 1 Oct 2017 | 108 years, 32 days | GER
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References
- ↑ Herr Gerneth steht mit 109 noch am Herd
- ↑ Ein 109-Jähriger, der echter Müller ist
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ Nation's oldest living veteran Richard Overton dies in Austin at age 112 FOX News, 27 December 2018
- ↑ Death notification CHRISTOPHORUS
- ↑ Hier trifft der älteste Münchner die älteste Münchnerin
• Der älteste Münchner ist tot (†109) - der Sohn (66) erinnert sich - ↑ Curtis Tigard, member of city's founding family, dies Koin 6
- ↑ Oldest American woman veteran dies at 108
- ↑ Personal Correspondence
- ↑ Le résistant Georges Loinger est mort à l'âge de 108 ans France bleu
- ↑ 108-year-old WWII veteran pays special visit to DC memorial
• World War II vet Sgt. Bill Mohr of Montgomery County who met President Obama last month dies at 108